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June attempts to contact a member of the Mackenzie household to try to formulate a plan to get Hannah back, with disasterous results. Meanwhile, Emily is interrogated by the Swiss about her actions in Gilead, and both her and Moira are arrested when trying to confront a Canadian Government official. Fred and Serena rekindle their relationship while in Washington DC as Commander Winslow has plans for Canada in the dispute regarding Nichole.

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June attempts to contact a member of the Mackenzie household to try to formulate a plan to get Hannah back, with disasterous disastrous results. Meanwhile, Emily is interrogated by the Swiss about her actions in Gilead, and both her and Moira are arrested when trying to confront a Canadian Government official. Fred and Serena rekindle their relationship while in Washington DC as Commander Winslow has plans for Canada in the dispute regarding Nichole.

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* RealityEnsues:
** In a country rife with oppression and Big Brother security type tactics, there is a good reason why pressing your agenda is likely to get someone killed especially when there is a mole in your midst.
** For Ofmatthew, doing anything that gets in between a mother and her child will likely pit you against a ''very furious'' MamaBear. ''Especially'' when you admit to said interference. As the following episode indicates, if Ofmatthew had kept her mouth shut, she would not be ostracized, leading to her death.
** Even in a free country like Canada, verbally harassing a government official will likely earn you a night in the slammer.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** In a country rife with oppression and Big Brother security type tactics, there is a good reason why pressing your agenda is likely to get someone killed especially when there is a mole in your midst.
** For Ofmatthew, doing anything that gets in between a mother and her child will likely pit you against a ''very furious'' MamaBear. ''Especially'' when you admit to said interference. As the following episode indicates, if Ofmatthew had kept her mouth shut, she would not be ostracized, leading to her death.
** Even in a free country like Canada, verbally harassing a government official will likely earn you a night in the slammer.
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** For Ofmatthew, doing anything that gets in between a mother and her child will likely pit you against a ''very furious'' MamaBear.

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** For Ofmatthew, doing anything that gets in between a mother and her child will likely pit you against a ''very furious'' MamaBear. ''Especially'' when you admit to said interference. As the following episode indicates, if Ofmatthew had kept her mouth shut, she would not be ostracized, leading to her death.
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** Olivia shows Serena a potential home previously owned by a family before they were presumably erased by the Gilead government. Serena even sees an intact baby's room but Olivia keeps insisting on showing her the master bedroom, in a tone similar to a real estate agent trying to sell a home.

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** Olivia shows Serena a potential home previously owned by a family before they were presumably erased by the Gilead government.government, complete with furniture and unopened mail. Serena even sees an intact baby's room but Olivia keeps insisting on showing her the master bedroom, in a tone similar to a real estate agent trying to sell a home.
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** For Ofmatthew, doing anything that gets in between a mother and a child will likely pit you against a ''very furious'' MamaBear.

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** For Ofmatthew, doing anything that gets in between a mother and a her child will likely pit you against a ''very furious'' MamaBear.
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* BookEnds: A Hanging and a subsequent interaction between June and Ofmatthew at the beginning and end of this episode.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Realizing that Eleanor suffers from deep anxiety brought by her bipolar disorder, June confesses her intentions and offers to walk Eleanor back home. Eleanor decides to ally with her instead. When the mission goes wrong, June apologizes to Eleanor.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
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Realizing that Eleanor suffers from deep anxiety brought by her bipolar disorder, June confesses her intentions and offers to walk Eleanor back home. Eleanor decides to ally with her instead. When the mission goes wrong, June apologizes to Eleanor.Eleanor.
** She has this moment again when she is forced to hang Frances.

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* RealityEnsues: Even in a free country like Canada, verbally harassing a government official will likely earn you a night in the slammer.

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* RealityEnsues: RealityEnsues:
** In a country rife with oppression and Big Brother security type tactics, there is a good reason why pressing your agenda is likely to get someone killed especially when there is a mole in your midst.
** For Ofmatthew, doing anything that gets in between a mother and a child will likely pit you against a ''very furious'' MamaBear.
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Even in a free country like Canada, verbally harassing a government official will likely earn you a night in the slammer.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The hanging scene at the beginning foreshadows the death of a character on the show, and June's role in it. There's also Ofmatthew staring at June and Frances in the distance.
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** Eleanor Lawrence confiding in her bipolar struggles is an explanation for her socially unacceptable behavior in Gilead.

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* CloudCuckoolander: We finally see why Commander Lawrence keeps Eleanor in the house as evidenced by her mental breakdown at the school.

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* CallBack: Emily's crimes in Gilead in previous seasons are discussed with the Swiss diplomat. What she doesn't tell her (and confides to Moira instead) is how she poisoned Mrs O'Connor in the Colonies. Moira also confides in her murder of a Gilead man while working as a Jezebel and using his truck to reach Canada.
* CloudCuckoolander: We finally see why Commander Lawrence keeps Eleanor in the house as evidenced by her InnocentlyInsensitive remarks to baby Angela, and her mental breakdown at the school.
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* CrazyPrepared: After June's stunt at the beginning of this season, it is revealed that Aunt Lydia had asked Ofmatthew to spy on June. This results in the Martha for the Mackenzies getting hanged.

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* CrazyPrepared: After June's stunt at the beginning of this season, it is revealed that Aunt Lydia had asked Ofmatthew to spy on June. This results in the Martha for the Mackenzies Frances getting hanged.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: June's efforts to retrieve Hannah end with the death of the Mackenzie Martha.
* PetTheDog: June tries to help Ofmatthew with her morning sickness at the beginning of the episode, but then tries to throttle her at the episode's end when June realizes Ofmatthew sold the Mackenzie Martha out and had Hannah shipped off to someplace else.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: June's efforts to retrieve Hannah end with the death of the Mackenzie Martha.
Frances.
* PetTheDog: June tries to help Ofmatthew with her morning sickness at the beginning of the episode, but then tries to throttle her at the episode's end when June realizes Ofmatthew sold the Mackenzie Martha out and had Frances out, leading Hannah to be shipped off to someplace else.
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** During the altercation mentioned above, the other Handmaids (although frightened) instinctively form a human shield around the two to protect June from being seen.
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** During the altercation mentioned above, the other Handmaids (although frightened) instinctively form a human shield around the two to protect June from being seen.
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* PetTheDog: June tries to help Ofmatthew with her morning sickness at the beginning of the episode, but then tries to throttle her at the episode's end when June realizes Ofmatthew sold the Mackenzie Martha out.

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* PetTheDog: June tries to help Ofmatthew with her morning sickness at the beginning of the episode, but then tries to throttle her at the episode's end when June realizes Ofmatthew sold the Mackenzie Martha out.out and had Hannah shipped off to someplace else.
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* CrazyPrepared: After June's stunt at the beginning of this season, it is revealed that Aunt Lydia had had asked Ofmatthew to spy on June. This results in the Martha for the Mackenzies getting hanged.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: June's plan to get Hannah back involves marching up to the school she is in and having a sympathetic guard hand Hannah over, not taking into account how fortified the school itself is, and the guard himself not on duty. Not to mention that she had no escape plan in place if she were able to retrieve Hannah. Seems that June has a nasty tendency of doing this.

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* CrazyPrepared: After June's stunt at the beginning of this season, it is revealed that Aunt Lydia had had asked Ofmatthew to spy on June. This results in the Martha for the Mackenzies getting hanged.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: June's plan to get Hannah back involves marching up to the school she is in and having a sympathetic guard hand Hannah over, not taking into account how fortified the school itself is, and the guard himself not being on duty. Not to mention that she had no escape plan in place if she were able to retrieve Hannah. And that her key cover, Mrs. Lawrence, suffers from some form of Alzheimers or Dementia. Seems that June has a nasty tendency of doing this.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Realizing that Eleanor suffers from deep anxiety brought by her bipolar disorder, June confesses her intentions and offers to walk Eleanor back home. Eleanor decides to ally with her instead. When the mission goes wrong, June apologizes to Eleanor.
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More befuddlement than anger in that scene.


** Eleanor keeps referring to Angela as the "baby who nearly died". This angers not only Naomi, but also June as well.

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** Eleanor keeps referring to Angela as the "baby who nearly died". This angers flummoxes not only Naomi, but also June as well.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: June's efforts to retrieve Hannah end with the death of the Mackenzie Martha.



** Ofmatthew has been spying on June on orders from Aunt Lydia.



** Commander Winslow reveals that Nichole isn't the endgame in the discussions with Canada, the deportation of all Gilead refugees from Canada is.

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** Commander Winslow reveals to Fred that Nichole isn't the endgame in the discussions with Canada, the deportation of all Gilead refugees from Canada is.is.
** The Mackenzies have been moved from Brookline after being tipped off by Ofmatthew. Furthermore, Ofmatthew has been spying on June on orders from Aunt Lydia.

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June attempts to contact a member of the Mackenzie household to try to formulate a plan to get Hannah back, with disasterous results. Meanwhile, Emily is interrogated by the Swiss about her actions in Gilead, and both her and Moira are arrested when trying to confront a Canadian Government official.

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June attempts to contact a member of the Mackenzie household to try to formulate a plan to get Hannah back, with disasterous results. Meanwhile, Emily is interrogated by the Swiss about her actions in Gilead, and both her and Moira are arrested when trying to confront a Canadian Government official.
official. Fred and Serena rekindle their relationship while in Washington DC as Commander Winslow has plans for Canada in the dispute regarding Nichole.


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** Commander Winslow reveals that Nichole isn't the endgame in the discussions with Canada, the deportation of all Gilead refugees from Canada is.
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* ItsASmallWorldAfterAll: Moira makes a joke that despite her and Emily attending the same university as lesbians, that they have zero friends that they share between them.

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* TheReveal: Ofmatthew has been spying on June on orders from Aunt Lydia.

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* TheReveal: RealityEnsues: Even in a free country like Canada, verbally harassing a government official will likely earn you a night in the slammer.
* TheReveal:
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Ofmatthew has been spying on June on orders from Aunt Lydia.Lydia.
** Emily's last name is identified as Malek.

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** Olivia shows Serena a potential home previously owned by a family before they were presumably erased by the Gilead government. Serena even sees a baby's room but Olivia keeps insisting on showing her the master bedroom, akin to a real estate agent trying to sell a home.

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** Olivia shows Serena a potential home previously owned by a family before they were presumably erased by the Gilead government. Serena even sees a an intact baby's room but Olivia keeps insisting on showing her the master bedroom, akin in a tone similar to a real estate agent trying to sell a home.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nothing is mentioned about Parker, the man who was supposed to be on duty at Hannah's school. It is hinted that he is the guard that is hanged alongside the Martha.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** The family that owned the house that Olivia shows Serena. Nothing is mentioned about them but it is implied that they either fled Gilead or they were executed.
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Nothing is mentioned about Parker, the man who was supposed to be on duty at Hannah's school. It is hinted that he is the guard that is hanged alongside the Martha.
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June attempts to contact a member of the Mackenzie household to try to formulate a plan to get Hannah back, with disasterous results. Meanwhile, Emily is interrogated by the Swiss about her actions in Gilead, and both her and Moira are arrested when trying to confront a Canadian Government official.

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* CloudCuckoolander: We finally see why Commander Lawrence keeps Eleanor in the house as evidenced by her mental breakdown at the school.
* CrazyPrepared: After June's stunt at the beginning of this season, it is revealed that Aunt Lydia had had asked Ofmatthew to spy on June. This results in the Martha for the Mackenzies getting hanged.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: June's plan to get Hannah back involves marching up to the school she is in and having a sympathetic guard hand Hannah over, not taking into account how fortified the school itself is, and the guard himself not on duty. Not to mention that she had no escape plan in place if she were able to retrieve Hannah. Seems that June has a nasty tendency of doing this.
* InnocentlyInsensitive:
** Eleanor keeps referring to Angela as the "baby who nearly died". This angers not only Naomi, but also June as well.
** Olivia shows Serena a potential home previously owned by a family before they were presumably erased by the Gilead government. Serena even sees a baby's room but Olivia keeps insisting on showing her the master bedroom, akin to a real estate agent trying to sell a home.
* PetTheDog: June tries to help Ofmatthew with her morning sickness at the beginning of the episode, but then tries to throttle her at the episode's end when June realizes Ofmatthew sold the Mackenzie Martha out.
* TheReveal: Ofmatthew has been spying on June on orders from Aunt Lydia.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nothing is mentioned about Parker, the man who was supposed to be on duty at Hannah's school. It is hinted that he is the guard that is hanged alongside the Martha.
* WhatWereYouThinking: Commander Lawrence hands a wordless version of this to June after Eleanor's mental breakdown.

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